Plants, Prayers, and Power

In Fritz Allhoff & Dan O'Brien (eds.), Gardening ‐ Philosophy for Everyone. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 63–78 (2010-09-24)
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flower power   plants, prayers and power ‐ The Story of the First Mediterranean Gardens   Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world   gardens, not simply places to spend time ‐ but with more symbolic roles in society   ancient gardens, combination of archeological and textual evidence ‐ earliest gardens of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Crete   planting patterns, soil changes and root cavities ‐ in the work of Jashemski at Pompeii   engineering feats, creating terraced gardens ‐ on artificial hill with water supply   semi‐mythical gardens ‐ tradition of garden and park creation by Eastern rulers   carved stone relief of Ashurbanipal and his queen in the garden ‐ underlining statements of power   ritual use of gardens ‐ essentiality in Egyptian religion

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